Magic Money -> Chaum Cash

Eric Hughes hughes at ah.com
Tue Feb 8 10:10:50 PST 1994


>Based on Eric's long and mathematical
>explanation, which I did not fully understand and was therefore convinced
>by, 

An example of reputation-based proof by obscurity.

I hope the main point came out, though.  There are lots of parameters
to pick from, and therefore lots of attacks can be contemplated.

>I have changed the program to use full Chaum cash. 

Be careful when you say this.  Chaum has worked on lots of cash
protocols.  Better to say that you're now using a non-multiplicative
signature.

Eric






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